Been trying to get my distributor put in and it's been a struggle. I thought I finally got it in but now see a set screw looking thing up against the distributor gear. It's facing the lifter on the eighth cylinder I think. What is it and why is it interfering with the distributor gear? Can I just screw it in further or is it supposed to be there? I tried gently turning the engine around a bit but it is not moving.

Brad
Sierra Vista Arizona
1954 Lincoln Capri

It's good to know it's an Allen wrench head. I didn't really want to remove that plug cuz I didn't want to damage it and not sure how to reseal it. It has some gray goop sealing it.

Brad
Sierra Vista Arizona
1954 Lincoln Capri

So I tried tightening the plug to get the clearance needed to drop the distributor in but it was tight. My mechanic said to grind down the back of it and screw it in. I did that but it still is sticking out too far hitting the dist gear. Is this supposed to be flush with the block because it won't go in far enough. It's just a quarter inch deep now and screws in just like two full turns. It has a star pattern hole thru it so it seems to be the right one for the engine bit it's in the way. If anyone knows what's up with this, correct part number, size, distance sticking out, etc please let me know. Thanks

Brad
Sierra Vista Arizona
1954 Lincoln Capri